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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17
DISASTERS AT SEA.

Some interesting Investigations into the
details of disasters in ocean travel show
that one source of the great loss OF life
In shipwrecks Is the lack OF a sufficient
number OF boats. In the loss OF the
steamer Montreal the boats were filled,
vet the steamer had not half her compile
ment OF passengers Had the casualty
occurred In any one Of the four months
when ocean steamers from this side are
absolutely packed with passengers, there
would have been two or three hundred
persons on that fated ship who must
have burned to death or jumped into the
raging sea. The news Of this disaster to
the city Of Montreal caused naturally a
marked sensation among the thousands of
Americans then In Europe and expecting
10 return home in the next six weeks or
two months.
This salient fact deserves the attention
OF Congress, together with another that
We noticed in TWO of the disasters on
the lakes, viz. That the life preseryers
were absolutely worthless
Some years ago Mr.. Merriman, the in
yentor of the wonderful rubber life
saving dress, succeeded in obtaining an
order for trial of his contrivance before
a board of naval officers, and it was
unanimously decided that all vessels
should be required to carry certain
number of these dresses, but the Con
gressional Committee pigeon-holed the
report.
The dress is used at all the life-saving
stations. and if even one of them was
kept on every ship it would enable sea-
man to carry line to the shore from q
wreck, or from a vessel in distress to
another vessel, with certaint, and safety,
where the old mortar contrivance Of
firing the line would be worthless
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

The fight in the Lehigh coal district is
substantially the same as that fought
to finish in the strike on the Missouri
Pacific Railroad and on the Third Az
enue Railroad in New York city.
The operators declare themselves to be
ready at any time to receive their en-
ployes back at the wages they were
formerly receiving and to advance their
wages as the business will permit, but
they insist upon dealing directly with
their men, and refuse to recognize the
right OF committee of the knights of
Labor TO interfere between them and
their employees. They declare that they
cannot safely continue in business while
their works are in danger of being
stopped without moments notice at
the command of some stranger, whose
orders their employees are bound to obey,
even against their own will.
There 1t is again. A shoemaker, pud
Ter, carpenter, and bricklayer are doubt
less teaching coal miners their business.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

One article of subsistence sometimes
employed by the Indians Us only res0rted
10 when they are driven to great straits
by hunger. Around many of the water.
ing places in the pine forests OF Oregon
and California the trees of pinus ponde-
rosa may be seen stripped Of their bark
for space of three or four feet near the
base Of the trunk. This has been accom-
plished by cutting with Ratchet line
around the tree as high up as one could
conveniently reach, and another low down,
so that the bark, severed above and be-
low, could be removed In strips. At GER
tain seasons Of the year mucilag.nOus
film tine liburnum separates the bark
from the wood of the trunk. Part OF this
alm adheres to each surface and may be
scraped of The resulting mixture OF
muclage cells and half formed wood IS
nutritious and not unpalatable, 80 that,
as last resort, 10 may Doe used as de-
Tense a1ainst starvation The frequency
with which signs Of its hav.u. been re-
sorted to- are met with is striking indt
cation Of the uucerralutles and Irregular
ties of the supply department among save
ages.-Dr J. 5. Newberry IN Popular
Science Monthly
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17
THE FIrTIETH CONGRESS.

Congress meets on the 5th Of Deem
Der. and on the action and policy of the
Democratic majority in the House OF
Representatives depend the political for
tunes of the two great parties.
The President is thought to be getting
more Democratic every day as his power
increases, and If he will give Congress a
sound and bold message he may make
more enemies, hut he will satisfy his
party.
The Republican Senate may do what
they choose with the reform measures Of
the House and 1t cannot hurt us In the
presidential campaign, for the honor and
merit Of the policy will be ours, and the
blame OF IFS failure will be theirs The
Fifticth Congress, therefore, has IN It's
hands the settlement of the issue between
the two parties for al least fifteen years.
Mr.. Carlisle Is The leader OF the pro-
gressivc Democracy, and Mr.. Randall Of
the neutral Democracy, but as Mr.. Car
isle Is likely to be the speaker OF the
House, he will have it in bis power 80
constitute the committees in such man
ner as to give the intellectual and vital
strength and all the advantage to his own
policy, which true Democracy under
stands to be right
The Democratic majority in the House
has greatly decreased and the Republican
majority in the Senate has dwindled in a
greater proportion, until the curious stu
alton is reached that gives Senator Rid
dleberger the power 70 tie the Senate as
there are 80 Republicans to 81 Demo
Gratis. 1t has long been whispered that
Mr.. Riddleberger is tired Of being snubbed
hv the enemies with whom Malone per-
suaded him to camp, and that he would
feel happier if he could regain respected
place with the Democracy. He certainly
wi not lack encouragement, and it will
be q peculiar spectacle if the Republicans
get blasted through the means Of their
own treachery.
The first demand is for tax reduction.
The attitude toward this necessary and
inevitable measure by the parties re-
sponsiblc for the control respectively Of
the House and the Senate is a question
upon which an early decision will have
TO be made. The Republican Senate
will we may assume. continue to favor the
retention Of the existing tariff taxes. If
there is to be a reduction of taxation the
Senate will favor the abolition Of the in
ternal taxes on beer, whisky, and tobacco.
Until such measure of tax reduction
can be secured il will continue to call
for big appropriations for pensions, sub
sides, forts and big guns, proposing TO
obviate the accumulation of a dangerous
surplus in the Treasury by distributing
the expenditure of mammoth sums over
a series of years
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17
BASEBALL TALK

reported that Ward sill quit playing
BAIL
Kid Baldwin has signed with Cincinnati for
losS
Sheridan Is now California league UNI
pirc
The west will be covered witha network Of
minor league circuits next year.
Mike Kelly denies that he viii act as middle
man for minstrel troupe this winter.
The Cincinnati club won thirteen more
games this year than ever before iu any one
year
Dunlap is still a member Of the Dctroits
lie has not joined the Pittsburgs, as was re-
ported
Atlanta is likely 70 ro-enter the Southern
league next season II so, a lively pennant
race may De looked for
Shryer, the young player signed by Phila-
deiphia, Is spoken OF as being a wonderful
thrower and hard hitter
New Orleans has enjoyed the most success
ful baseball season of its career. Baseball
players from the south say that the attend
ance at Sunday games has been remarkable.
Dave Rowe says Hoover, the new catcher
signed by the Chicago club, Is one Of tho
greatest throwers 10 bases ever seen, aud Lis
actions behind the bat and at the plate TO
mind one very strongly of Kelly.
There is no doubt whatever but the league
will adopt the percentage plan for next year.
The Boston club bitterly opposes the scheme
and says il would sooner have an eastern
and western league than grant Detroits re-
ouest for cate receipts
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17
SPORTING AND ATHLETIC.

Ia connection with the Glasgow exhibition
a yacht race, open 10 vessels OF all countries,
will be- held next summer. The prize viii be
G1,O0J
The Spartan Harriers, OF New York city,
will give the first open handicap cross coun-
try race ever held in America Nov. 10. Be
tween fifty and seventy runners will com.
pete, among them Champion Z. c. Carter
About fifty members Of the Young Mems
Christian association Of Philadelphia held O
meeting on the evening Of Nov. 2, and took
preliminary steps toward organizing a Young
Mems Christian Athletic association. Com
mittees were appointed to frame a constItu'
ton and bylaws and examine grounds, with
view to leasing for field events. Another
meeting will be held on the 10Th inst
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

Whether the Supreme Court decides
against tie State or not, it is all the same
in the end. The coupon killer acts are
unconstitutional and there is no way to
keep citizens from using coupons.
There is the whole question
You cannot p rsuade people up to a
sentiment Of paying premium Of fifty
per cent. to party after that same party
has educated them to reputation
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

Land Commissioner Sparks has re-
signed because of his difficulty with Sec
rotary Lamar upon certain legal points in
the restoration Of the public lands fraudu-
lently held by certain corporations.
General Sparks will succeed in making a
fight against Mr.. Lamar before the pub.
lie, but the plainest point in the case is
that he has done the one thing left him
to do, when he could not cheerfully obey
the orders of the chief of the Depart
ment.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

Unless the members Of the L. 5. SUI
prcme Court shall know some other rea.
son than those assigned yesterday by
Messrs Conkling and Tucker for decid-
ing the Virginia cases in favor of the
State, they must decide them against her
If the L. s. Supreme Court can override
the solemn action of the people Of State
in convention assembled, as it did in the
case of the Virginia ordinance OF seces-
sion, surely it has the power to make null
and void an act of the legislature Of the
State, which, by attempting to impair the
obligation of contract, is a plain viola
ton of the constitution not only Of Vir-
ginia, but OF the nation of which Virgin
a Is now constituent part.-AlefaHdrid
Gasstte.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

1t is reported in the gossip Of the debt
cases before the Supreme Court that
Messrs. Conkling and Tucker were equal
ly impressed with the respective ability
of each other When Conkling was
speaking Mr. Tucker whispered to a
friend, Great Cain, did anybody suppose
Conkling could make such bad speech p
And when Tucker spoke Conkling whis-
pered to his friend, For gracious sake
make Tucker stop; the court is bored 10
death"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

The women Of Fayal have long been
noted for their skill with The needle, and
much valuable work Is done by them.
which is eagerly bought up by agents Of
American and English business houses,
who are kept Oh the spot the year round
By their employers. Fine cmbroideries
and drawn work are especially well done.
There is also a kind Of lace made from
the fiber Of the aloe, which is peculiar 10
this island. and which commands ready
sale. Cleveland Leader.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

The Munich district committee Of the
Agricultural society of upper Bavaria is
gricyed that the picturesque dresses Of the
peasants ana higilauders OF Bavaria are
being gradually superseded by The cheap
and unsightly suits supplied by the
ubiquitous modern clothing stores. So
they have decided % reward all such as
continue faithful % their local costumes.
They advertise that they will pay from
50 % So 20 every one bringing down his
cattle or horses TO the yearly agricultural
show and festival 40 Munich, If he or she
vii go about there IN the costume Of the
district-ChicagO News.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

A necklace worn hy Mary Anderson IN
"A Winters Tale is copy of one sup
posed 10 have been worn oy lleien Oh
Troy. on exhibition in the south kensing-
ton museum. Her cloak was embroidered
by twenty-five women, and It took them
three weeks 70 make t. Alma TaGema
daslgued lt.-New York Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

The Inder appeal congratulales the Die
patch on its new and complete equip
ment. The TINES endorses the congrat-
ulation.
All We want our esteemed friend OF the
Dispatch to do is to keep on fighting the
Supreme Court. 1t will be good for the
Dispatch, for the TIMES, and for the pub
lie to have friendly tournament over
all public questions. II the Dispatch can
give the TIMES black eye we will take
1t in good part and wait for the next
round.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17
rMpLoYEKs AND MnRKERs.

We call attention an article in anoth.
er column on labor papers OF course
the laboring men are obliged 70 find out
in the long run where their real friends
are, and that those sensational and COM
munistic papers are merely humbugging
them for the plumber 20 be made ont Of
humbug
The TINES will always criticise knights
Of Labor or anybody else when they are
evidently in the wrong but It is equally
decided in criticism. employers if they
do any injustice.
The only true and safe course is for the
employer to set the example Of justice,
and then it is the fault of strikers if they
have not a good cause
We use the term employers TO keep up
the distinction that we always insist must
be MAIDS between the employer who works
with his brain and the capitalist from
whom the employer hires at a certain in
terest the means to run his business with.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17
s5,aIOl. 2g5 s5l1.e5l.Ieg 81. l5O. Oag

Notwithstanding the steadiness OF the
yearly average the monthly fluctuations
are so great that it is not easy from the
returns here for the month Of October TO
estimate the total for the whole United
States.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17
OUR rOREIGN COMMENCE.

The figures show that the balance Of
trade is against the United States for the
last month, and according to the best
authorities on finance, this result leads
to a demand abroad for American gold A.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

The Republicans do not see the best
card in their hand when they forget to
nominate Governor Oglesby Of Illinois
for President The eyes Of The country
are on the man who saw the law ylndi-
Gated.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

The number OF people who would give
even ten cents for decent newspaper is
rapidly increasing
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
THE MOST PROMINENT IDEAS or A
DAY.
Advance In Coal by Retail Dealers The
Wilson AifaiI Behring Sea Controversy
Young Bob and the Venerable Hannibal
Suspension Of Labor Papers-&o.

Young Bob and the Venerable Hannibal
Suspension of Labor Papers-So.
Coal was advanced Tuesday by the re
tail dealers 10 six dollars per ton. II was
asserted by President Gordon. of the
West Side Coal Exchange. that as white
ash Goa. cost five dollars and half Del
ton at the delivery point and thirty
five cents a ton additional for freight 10
this city. the retail dealers could not
afford 10 sell AT less than six dollars PEI
ton. The retail dealers worked of con.
siderable indignation at the wholesale
dealers and the transportation companies
for "pinching' the market just at this
time
This is an old story, and there are not
many people now likely TO be fooled by
il. In Philadelphia a few winters ago
q public spirited citizen showed mp the
mock Indignation of the retailers by
offering to sell full ton all winter for
five dollars He did a thriving business,
made a slight profit and eiieciully silenc
ed the talk about "a coal famine II
might not be a bad idea 90 try The same
experiment in New York ~ J. Herud
The CopriCr dcs Etak i'nis has rcceiv-
ed the following dispatch by The Com
mcr ial Gable.
PARIS, November 10, lSS7-The public
Is still intensely excited over the Wilson
affair and the numerous complications
il entails.
VI. Mazeau, Minister Of Justice, sp-
pelred to-day brfore the Commission of
Inquiry Of the Chamber OF Dcpulie.
lie testified that he had not been consult
ed about The proceedings taken against
General CaiIarel, and that he only heard
of them five days after they had been be
gun by oyerhcming servants speak of
them.
The papers in the case were submitted
to the Procurcur de Ia RcpubliQue by VI.
GragnOn. The Project Of Police only on
October $ Action ON them was refused
because the latter had not been marked
hv the magistrate who had effected the
seizure.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

The correspondence published by the
Canadian Government with regard 10 the
Behring Sea controversy does not indi-
cate that any understanding has yet been
reached, but there can be very little
doubt as 10 the final result. There r. No
likelihood that our Government viii
claim exclusive jurisdiction over an OPEN
sea more than "a thousand miles in width,
which is IN effect q part of The Pacific
Ocean. Such pretension TO that kind of
jurisdiction rs WIS up by Russia when
i owned the territory ON both sides of
Bchrng Sea was vigorously combated
by our Government as well as those of
other nations ami practically abandoned.
Even if Russia, by virtue OF controlling
the adiaconi shores ON both sides and all
the intermediate islands. could hayemain-
tanned the claim of "a closed sea for those
waters. the very fact of ccding one side
20 another power would have put am end
TO the only plausible foundation for such
q claim.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

On election day am enthusiastic old
Wide Awake of nj souri, wrote 90 the
Ghjs Democrr suggesting Lincoln and
IIamlin as lhe Republican ticket for 1858
THAT'S 10 say young Bob and ihe yen-
cradle Hannibal That nomination,
said The Wide Awake of 1860. "will
create q hurah That viii carry more
states than Grant did in 'GS. and come
near cQualling the run of 52'
lf the author of this suggestion had
waited one day longer before commit
ting tito print be would have discover
ed that lwentyfour hours could do
more 20 render the head of his proposed
ticket unavailable than twenty-iour years
I'M the case of his venerable candidate for
Nicc-President.-N r. Sum-
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

A dispatch from Detroit Mich, makes
the authoritative announcement that the
Hon Don. W. Dickinson, of that city,
has determined TO accept the appointment
Of Posimaslor-General, recently rendered
him by President Cleveland As already
stated in The SIM. Postmaster-Gcneral
Villas is to- be transferred TO the Interior
Department, 90 succeed Mr. Lamar who
will go on the Supreme Court Bench
Mr.. Dickinson Is one of The leaders of
the Michigan bar, and 10 Is said his law
practice yields him am income of over
$4,000 year lie is the recognized lead
er of the Democratic party in Michigan,
and has been chairman of the Democratic
atecentral committee since 1872 Butt
more sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

CI0ARErTEs AND TOBAccO Wt,rurrHss
RICHMOND va
Factories 9Th and Cary. a0il'hanilanM
CIGARETTES Richmond Straight tii
No. 0he original brand. virginia brtNH
Opera Puff, Hnd Other U.HI. fI brand.
SMOKING TOBACCO. Richmond Gem
Curly Cut, Richmond Straight tui nl
Kip Long Cuf. Dale Chop Cut, -moh'nt
Mixtures lcur.E Ulf ml EIinuIaii. i coo
Plug Tobacco. Ar., Sc. All prepared '
fmr Eff AIIfN a DTsTfk
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17


Both the sO-calied daily Labor Journals
In tni. city have suspended publication
rhe St0ndqrd, Henry Georges weekly,
and the various lraIe journals are the
only disiin lively Labor papers left.
This is accepted as showing that for
some reason labOting men will not sup
port ! ahOr papers Why should theyy
A working man wants ihe news The same
rs other men, and he can get The news
only IN "a newspaper equipped with all
The facilities for gathering aud presenting
IL, which the great daily journals alone
can possess.
I'm addition to this, a newspaper like
The World. whose sympaihies and inter
csts are with the masses, gives reports OF
Labor movements and of matters concern
ug The workers as complete and impartial
as they could desire. Besides this atten-
zion 10 their special interests, The working
people can iiud in a complete newspaper
a thousand other things That inform, en-.
terta.D aud instruct them.-N. J. World.
Concerning the great dinner giyentO Mr.
Blaine I'm Paris by Mr. and hrs. Evans, a
cablegram says.
On the right Of Mrs Evans sat Mr.
Blaine on her lcll was Minister McLane /;
on the left OF Dr. Evans was Miss Blaine
Mrs. McLane and Mrs Blaine were unable
% be present The Misses Strickland,
Mr. De Horrach and General Meredith
Read were also among the dinner guests.
After dinner there was reception,
and among those present were Colonel
Nackaye, Messrs. Bru.arOur, BrevOOrt,
Lee and Child, Professor Yeaiman, MI
George Draper, Admiral aud Mrs. Stem
bel Mr. and M1s. Martin Drummer. Nj.
John b Alley, Mrs. Wickham Hoffman,
Messrs. Albert Rhodes, Arthur ID. Lille,
". =. w Dana, Ex-Governor and Mrs.
Baldwin, NJ. Bauholdi Captain h. A.
Forty and many others
"Mounseer' Wilsong OF Paree had bet
ter come 10 Canada and stop trying 70
a red-ribbon speculator and son-in-iaw TO
a President
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

"Mounseer Wilsong OF Paree had bet
ter come 10 Canada and stop trying TO e
a red-ribbon speculalor and son-in-law TO
President
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

The Various Kinds OF Wood tsed-sticks
Imported from Foreign Lands-Goid
and silver Headed Canes--A Peep Into
the Melting Pot.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-12-15
Don't Give up the Shin.

You have been told that consumption is
incurable; that when the lungs arc attacked
all help, aud tho end ~ u mere question OF
time. You have noted with alarm the un.
mistalSablo symptoms OF tho disease; You
have tried al manner of so-callCd cures in
vain, and you arc now Responder ii and pre-
pairing for the worst. But don't give up the
ship while DR.. Picrcc's Golden zeal Dis
covcry remains untricd. IL il not cure
all, nor will 1T perform miracles, but IL has
cured thousands of cases OF consumption,
in its earlier stages, where all other means
had failed. Try IT, and obtain new lease
OF life.